High-end Gaming PC Build

trhett123 · Jun 1, 2014

It's been a few months since I've given building a rig any thought, but I thought about it the other day and threw a build together. I'm not too sure of the compatibility or if I should mix and match parts, or if I need any additions. If people can review the rig and give me feedback that would be amazing. This is what I came up with:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/trhett123/saved/#savedbuild_1150788

mcaalrington · Jun 1, 2014

Compatibility looks good, parts can always be mixed and matched, and I'm not sure what else you'd need. System looks solid, but I've read here that ASRock might be flimsy compared to other boards - be careful putting too much pressure on the board.

Calnin · Jun 1, 2014

I changed some things like the RAM/HDD/PSU to more of what you need and cheaper. You don't need a gold rated psu, nor do you need an expensive SSD. The ram you had was too expensive.

I also changed the graphics card from a GTX 770 to a r9 290 which is a stronger card.

Changed the CPU to a better one, still intel, also changed the motherboard to an h97 chipset. You can change the CPu to a 4670k and the motherboard to a z87/z97 motherboard if you want.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cszkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cszkL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cszkL/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($389.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $1395.63

CTurbo · Jun 1, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqFc4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqFc4D/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqFc4D/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $1371.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 22:24 EDT-0400)

trhett123 · Jun 4, 2014

Alright thanks everybody for all the feedback. Everything looks good. I've heard of the r9 series but I've never encountered much of them so ill check some benchmarks.

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